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  1. Study of Whole blood in Frontline Trauma (SWiFT): implementation study protocol
  2. The SWiFT trial (Study of Whole Blood in Frontline Trauma)—the clinical and cost effectiveness of pre-hospital whole blood versus standard care in patients with life-threatening traumatic haemorrhage: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised contro...
  3. The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): feasibility trial protocol
  4. Consensus on acute behavioural disturbance in the UK: a multidisciplinary modified Delphi study to determine what it is and how it should be managed
  5. Refreshing the emergency medicine research priorities
  6. Optimisation of mitochondrial function as a novel target for resuscitation in haemorrhagic shock: a systematic review
  7. Haemostatic resuscitation in practice: a descriptive analysis of blood products administered during Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan
  8. Initial Development of a Patient Reported Experience Measure for Older Adults Attending the Emergency Department: Part I—Interviews with Service Users
  9. Initial Development of a Patient-Reported Experience Measure for Older Adults Attending the Emergency Department: Part II—Focus Groups with Professional Caregivers
  10. Journal update monthly top five
  11. Paediatric major incident triage: A Delphi process to determine clinicians' attitudes and beliefs within the United Kingdom and Ireland
  12. New NHS Prehospital Major Incident Triage Tool: from MIMMS to MITT
  13. Outcomes of UK military personnel treated with ice cold water immersion for exertional heat stroke
  14. SNAPTIMED study: does the Scottish and Newcastle Antiemetic Protocol achieve timely intervention and management from the emergency department to discharge for paracetamol poisoning?
  15. Early computed tomography coronary angiography in adults presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome: the RAPID-CTCA RCT
  16. Resuscitation with whole blood or blood components improves survival and lessens the pathophysiological burden of trauma and haemorrhagic shock in a pre-clinical porcine model
  17. The changing major trauma disease burden from low falls in the first two decades of the 21st Century – a longitudinal analysis from the largest European Trauma Registry
  18. Sex-disaggregated analysis of the injury patterns, outcome data and trapped status of major trauma patients injured in motor vehicle collisions: a prespecified analysis of the UK trauma registry (TARN)
  19. Assessing spinal movement during four extrication methods: a biomechanical study using healthy volunteers
  20. Maximum movement and cumulative movement (travel) to inform our understanding of secondary spinal cord injury and its application to collar use in self-extrication
  21. Journal update monthly top five
  22. Injured patients who would benefit from expedited major trauma centre care: a consensus-based definition for the United Kingdom
  23. Comparative analysis of major incident triage tools in children: a UK population-based analysis
  24. Early computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: randomised controlled trial
  25. The role of cervical collars and verbal instructions in minimising spinal movement during self-extrication following a motor vehicle collision - a biomechanical study using healthy volunteers
  26. Survey evaluating clinical equipoise around platelet transfusion after head injury and traumatic intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in patients on antiplatelet medications
  27. Evolution of the deployed medical director role in an era of contingency operations: reflections from a United Nations operation
  28. Emergency Medicine Journal COVID-19 monthly top five
  29. Reply to: Assessment of the mass casualty triage during the November 2015 Paris area terrorist attacks: towards a simple triage rule
  30. Time matters but getting the basics right is key to survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
  31. Systematic review of factors influencing decisions to limit treatment in the emergency department
  32. A comparison of the demographics, injury patterns and outcome data for patients injured in motor vehicle collisions who are trapped compared to those patients who are not trapped
  33. Initial Assessment and Resuscitation of the Battlefield Casualty—an Overview
  34. Measuring ‘Need for Recovery’ as an indicator of staff well-being in the emergency department: a survey study
  35. Relationship between the Injury Severity Score and the need for life-saving interventions in trauma patients in the UK
  36. Killed in action (KIA): an analysis of military personnel who died of their injuries before reaching a definitive medical treatment facility in Afghanistan (2004–2014)
  37. Limit of detection of troponin discharge strategy versus usual care: randomised controlled trial
  38. Academic emergency medicine in the UK
  39. UK Defence Medical Services’ support to the development of a multiagency major incident plan in South Sudan
  40. Civil–military cooperation on operational deployment: the Bentiu State Hospital medical training programme
  41. Intensive care medicine on military operations in the resource-limited environment: a case series
  42. Medical Civil–Military Relationships: A Feasibility Study of a United Kingdom Deployment in South Sudan
  43. Closed chest compressions reduce survival in an animal model of haemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest
  44. What difference can a year make? Findings from a survey exploring student, alumni and supervisor experiences of an intercalated degree in emergency care
  45. ‘They do not care how much you know until they know how much you care’: a qualitative meta-synthesis of patient experience in the emergency department
  46. Major incident triage and the evaluation of the Triage Sort as a secondary triage method
  47. Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-based Event Recorder Alongside Standard Care Versus Standard Care for Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Palpitations and Pre-syncope: The IPED (Investigation of Palpitations in...
  48. Authors’ response to letter entitled ‘During a paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest, is ventricular fibrillation a reversible cause like any other?’
  49. Future strategies for remote damage control resuscitation after traumatic hemorrhage
  50. Use of supplemental oxygen in emergency patients: a systematic review and recommendations for military clinical practice
  51. Authors response: Marsden MER, Mossadegh S, Marsh W, et al. J R Army Med Corps Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1136/jramc-2018-001057
  52. Nebulised recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) does not attenuate the haemorrhagic effects of blast lung injury
  53. The impact of emergency department patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) on the incidence of chronic pain following trauma and non‐traumatic abdominal pain
  54. Pathophysiology of primary blast injury
  55. Catastrophic haemorrhage in military major trauma patients: a retrospective database analysis of haemostatic agents used on the battlefield
  56. Randomised controlled trial of the Limit of Detection of Troponin and ECG Discharge (LoDED) strategy versus usual care in adult patients with chest pain attending the emergency department: study protocol
  57. Epidemiology and aetiology of paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest in England and Wales
  58. Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: the development of an algorithm to guide recognition, management and decisions to terminate resuscitation
  59. Trauma Hemostasis and Oxygenation Research Network position paper on the role of hypotensive resuscitation as part of remote damage control resuscitation
  60. Experience of the medical audit form on Op TRENTON 4
  61. Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: a Delphi study to establish consensus on definition and management
  62. Novel use for the abdominal tourniquet in the management of postpartum haemorrhage
  63. Prediction of massive blood transfusion in battlefield trauma: Development and validation of the Military Acute Severe Haemorrhage (MASH) score
  64. The role of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in the detection of blast lung injury in a military population
  65. Triage and the Modified Physiological Triage Tool-24 (MPTT-24)
  66. Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood en route to a military medical treatment facility
  67. 2 Major incident triage and the implementation of a new triage tool, the MPTT-24
  68. 14 Prediction of massive blood transfusion in battlefield trauma: development and validation of the military acute severe haemorrhage (MASH) score
  69. 16 Investigating the effects of under-triage by existing major incident triage tools
  70. 49 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest – the development of a treatment algorithm
  71. 54 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest in England and Wales a 10 year epidemiological study
  72. 9 Closed chest compressions reduce survival in a model of haemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest
  73. Investigating the effects of under-triage by existing major incident triage tools
  74. Major incident triage and the implementation of a new triage tool, the MPTT-24
  75. The outcome of patients in traumatic cardiac arrest presenting to deployed military medical treatment facilities: data from the UK Joint Theatre Trauma Registry
  76. The civilian validation of the Modified Physiological Triage Tool (MPTT): an evidence-based approach to primary major incident triage
  77. A comparison of Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion and Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for the management of hemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest: A translational model in large swine
  78. The prospective validation of the Modified Physiological Triage Tool (MPTT): an evidence-based approach to major incident triage
  79. The cost-effectiveness of patient-controlled analgesia vs. standard care in patients presenting to the Emergency Department in pain, who are subsequently admitted to hospital
  80. An Emergency Medicine Research Priority Setting Partnership to establish the top 10 research priorities in emergency medicine
  81. Major incident triage: Derivation and comparative analysis of the Modified Physiological Triage Tool (MPTT)
  82. Reply to Letter: Mortality in traumatic cardiac arrest
  83. Epidemiology and aetiology of traumatic cardiac arrest in England and Wales — A retrospective database analysis
  84. Emergency Department Management
  85. The RAPID-CTCA trial (Rapid Assessment of Potential Ischaemic Heart Disease with CTCA) — a multicentre parallel-group randomised trial to compare early computerised tomography coronary angiography versus standard care in patients presenting with suspec...
  86. Advances in military resuscitation
  87. Major incident triage: A consensus based definition of the essential life-saving interventions during the definitive care phase of a major incident
  88. The 4-hour standard is a meaningful quality indicator
  89. Abdominal trauma sustained during cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be detected by ultrasound
  90. Understanding team, interpersonal and situational factors is essential for routine communication with patients in the emergency department (ED): A scoping literature review and formation of the ‘T.IP.S’ conceptual framework
  91. The success of battlefield surgical airway insertion in severely injured military patients: a UK perspective
  92. The management of suspected scaphoid fractures in English hospitals
  93. A pilot study to evaluate the utility of live training (LIVEX) in the operational preparedness of UK military trauma teams
  94. Factors affecting blood sample haemolysis
  95. Why do parents use the emergency department for minor injury and illness? A cross-sectional questionnaire
  96. Strengths and weaknesses in team communication processes in a UK emergency department setting
  97. Older patients with traumatic brain injury present with a higher GCS score than younger patients for a given severity of injury
  98. Is there a role for patient-controlled analgesia in the emergency department?
  99. The changing face of major trauma in the UK
  100. Challenging the dogma of traumatic cardiac arrest management: a military perspective
  101. The emergency medicine research priority setting partnership
  102. A call for evidence-based trauma care: BestBETs
  103. Tranexamic acid in major trauma
  104. Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: data from the Joint Theatre Trauma Registry
  105. PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial
  106. PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial
  107. Preparation of the trauma response in a UK emergency department
  108. Perimortem caesarean section
  109. Traumatic cardiac arrest
  110. Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the ‘3-in-1’ block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department
  111. Glasgow Coma Scale is unreliable for the prediction of severe head injury in elderly trauma patients
  112. The use of impedance threshold devices in spontaneously breathing, hypotensive trauma patients
  113. PAEDIATRIC TRAUMATIC CARDIAC ARREST: DATA FROM THE JOINT THEATRE TRAUMA REGISTRY:
  114. Rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia via the intraosseous route: a prospective observational study
  115. Usefulness of the Shock Index as a secondary triage tool
  116. Outcome of penetrating intracranial injuries in a military setting
  117. An evaluation of the use of a two-tiered trauma team activation system in a UK major trauma centre: Table 1
  118. Salt or sugar for your injured brain? A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of mannitol versus hypertonic sodium solutions to manage raised intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury
  119. Is a two-tier trauma team activation system the most effective way to manage trauma in the UK?
  120. Cervical spine clearance in the elderly: do elderly patients get a bad deal?
  121. PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES); a protocol for two open-label randomised trials of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) versus routine care in the emergency department
  122. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) versus routine care in the Emergency Department
  123. The initial management of complete urethral disruption in a deployed military field hospital
  124. Outcome of wrist injuries with clinical suspicion of scaphoid injury after normal computed tomography
  125. The use of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in the management of patients with major haemorrhage in military hospitals over the last 5 years
  126. The Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII in a Patient with Penetrating Chest Trauma and Ongoing Pulmonary Hemorrhage
  127. ‘Do you know where your cyanide kit is?’: a study of perceived and actual antidote availability to emergency departments in the South West of England
  128. BET 2: Do wrist splints need to have a thumb extension when immobilising suspected scaphoid fractures?
  129. Very early diagnosis of chest pain by point-of-care testing: comparison of the diagnostic efficiency of a panel of cardiac biomarkers compared with troponin measurement alone in the RATPAC trial
  130. Preparation of the Resuscitation Room and Patient Reception
  131. Critical Decision-making and Timelines in the Emergency Department
  132. Interhospital variation in the RATPAC Trial (Randomised Assessment of Treatment using Panel Assay of Cardiac markers)
  133. Cost‐effectiveness of Point‐of‐care Biomarker Assessment for Suspected Myocardial Infarction: The Randomized Assessment of Treatment Using Panel Assay of Cardiac Markers (RATPAC) Trial
  134. The epidemiology of blast lung injury during recent military conflicts: a retrospective database review of cases presenting to deployed military hospitals, 2003–2009
  135. Emergency Department Management
  136. Civilian Trauma Systems
  137. BET 2
  138. Emergency department staff knowledge of massive transfusion for trauma: the need for an evidence based protocol
  139. The Randomised Assessment of Treatment using Panel Assay of Cardiac Markers (RATPAC) trial: a randomised controlled trial of point-of-care cardiac markers in the emergency department
  140. Use of emergency oxygen in adult patients: implementing change
  141. Avoiding cavity surgery in penetrating torso trauma: the role of the computed tomography scan
  142. A comparison of civilian (National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death) trauma standards with current practice in a deployed field hospital in Afghanistan
  143. A Pain in the Neck
  144. Sternoclavicular joint injuries
  145. Oxford Desk Reference - Major Trauma
  146. Packers, pushers and stuffers--managing patients with concealed drugs in UK emergency departments: a clinical and medicolegal review
  147. The use of plain abdominal x rays in the emergency department
  148. What is the Ideal Pre-Hospital Analgesic? - A Questionnaire Study
  149. A retrospective chart review of elderly patients who cannot weight bear following a hip injury but whose initial x rays are normal
  150. The Derriford twelve commandments of emergency medicine: a model for good practice in a changing world, or a survival guide for new medical staff
  151. 241: Overuse of the Plain Abdominal X-Ray in the Emergency Department
  152. Abdominal compartment syndrome: an emergency department perspective
  153. Operational Mortality of UK Service Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan: A One Year Analysis 2006-7
  154. Differences in trauma team activation criteria used by hospitals in the South West Peninsula
  155. Muscle injuries
  156. Heat illness
  157. Difference in trauma team activation criteria between hospitals within the same region
  158. Injuries caused by seatbelts
  159. Abdominal trauma: a disease in evolution
  160. An evaluation of compliance with practice guidelines on interhospital trauma transfer
  161. Cooling methods used in the treatment of exertional heat illness * Commentary
  162. Hypertonic Saline
  163. Self-Assessment Questions In The Management Of Ophthalmic Emergencies
  164. Self-Assessment Questions In The Management Of Major Trauma
  165. Nalbuphine and slow release morphine
  166. Self Assessment Exercises - Legal And Ethical Dilemmas In Medicine
  167. Self Assessment Exercises - Local Anaesthesia and Sedation
  168. Consensus Statement On The Early Management Of Crush Injury And Prevention Of Crush Syndrome
  169. Self Assessment Exercises In Toxicology
  170. Self-Assessment Exercises - Dental Emergencies
  171. Crush Injury and Crush Syndrome: A Review
  172. Should we glue lip lacerations in children?
  173. Consensus statement on crush injury and crush syndrome
  174. The Use of Chemical Incapacitant Sprays: A Review
  175. Belching as a symptom of myocardial ischaemia
  176. Essential role of prehospital care in the optimal outcome from major trauma